J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (JBHT) is predicted to post EPS of 1.64 in the upcoming quarter : This Stock is Ticking Every Box for Top Investors

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) established initial surge of 3.91% at $192.82, before settling in for the price of $185.56 at the close. Taking a more long-term approach, JBHT posted a 52-week range of $153.12-$219.51.

The Industrials Sector giants’ yearly sales growth during the last 5-year period was 9.23%. Meanwhile, its Annual Earning per share during the time was 9.50%. Nevertheless, stock’s Earnings Per Share (EPS) this year is -18.59%. This publicly-traded company’s shares outstanding now amounts to $103.22 million, simultaneously with a float of $80.44 million. The organization now has a market capitalization sitting at $19.44 billion. At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average stood at $173.12, while the 200-day Moving Average is $177.13.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (JBHT) Ownership Facts and Figures

Sometimes it is also beneficial to study the sentiment of large-scale investors towards the stock of the J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc industry. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc’s current insider ownership accounts for 20.22%, in contrast to 75.86% institutional ownership. According to the most recent insider trade that took place on Nov 06 ’24, this organization’s EVP Safety, ESG, Maintenance sold 1,583 shares at the rate of 191.42, making the entire transaction reach 303,018 in total value, affecting insider ownership by 4,019. Preceding that transaction, on Nov 06 ’24, Company’s EVP of People & Pres Hwy Svcs sold 500 for 192.86, making the whole transaction’s value amount to 96,430. This particular insider is now the holder of 27,614 in total.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (JBHT) Earnings and Revenue Records

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc’s EPS decrease for this current 12-month fiscal period is -18.59% and is forecasted to reach 7.16 in the upcoming year. Considering the longer run, market analysts have predicted that Company’s EPS will increase by 8.63% through the next 5 years, which can be compared against the 9.50% growth it accomplished over the previous five years trading on the market.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) Trading Performance Indicators

Let’s observe the current performance indicators for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (JBHT). It’s Quick Ratio in the last reported quarter now stands at 0.94. The Stock has managed to achieve an average true range (ATR) of 4.86. Alongside those numbers, its PE Ratio stands at $35.02, and its Beta score is 1.15. Another valuable indicator worth pondering is a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for trailing twelve months, which is currently 1.59. Similarly, its price to free cash flow for trailing twelve months is now 44.63.

In the same vein, JBHT’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) trailing twelve months is recorded 5.51, a figure that is expected to reach 1.64 in the next quarter, and analysts are predicting that it will be 7.16 at the market close of one year from today.

Technical Analysis of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (JBHT)

Now, what If we examine the latest scores posted by [J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc, JBHT]. During the last 5-days, its volume was better the volume of 0.86 million it reported in year-ago period. During the previous 9 days, stock’s Stochastic %D was recorded 84.53% While, its Average True Range was 5.06.

Raw Stochastic average of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (JBHT) in the period of the previous 100 days is set at 90.80%, which indicates a major rise in contrast to 83.78% during the last 2-weeks. If we go through the volatility metrics of the stock, In the past 14-days, Company’s historic volatility was 20.24% that was lower than 27.63% volatility it exhibited in the past 100-days period.